Saori Iwama, Noriko Hamada, Yukie Suzuki, and Yumiko Itaya were selected among 30,000 applicants by talent agency to form the idol group that would become Saint Four. The quartet made their debut in the 1984 film
The Audition, which cost 4 billion yen to produce. Saint Four's debut single peaked at No. 35 on
Oricon's singles chart and sold over 200,000 copies. Their second single sold over 150,000 copies while their debut album
The Audition sold over 300,000 copies. The quartet inspired
Kazuhiko Shimamoto to create the character team in his manga
Blazing Transfer Student. After leaving Saint Four, Itaya released several nude gravure books and videos before getting married and leaving the entertainment industry for good. Iwao continued her career as an actress and anime voice actress under her real name Junko Iwao. On March 17, 2013, Iwama, Hamada, and Suzuki performed a reunion show at Kennedy House Ginza, marking their first show together in 26 years. While there were talks about a full Saint Four reunion, the
TBS variety show announced on April 10, 2015 that Itaya could not be contacted.
Reunion In 2018, Iwama, Hamada, and Suzuki reformed Saint Four as a trio and released two compilation albums on May 16. consists of two new songs and nine self-covers while
Complete Collection 1984–1986 compiles the group's classic songs. In addition, the trio performed their first reunion show at Kennedy House Ginza on June 17. == Members ==